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Friday, January 28, 2011

Ariana Franklin: R.I.P.

Sad news.

The BBC reports that Ariana Franklin, author of the historical mystery Mistress of the Art of Death, has died at the age of 77. Franklin won the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Mistress of the Art of Death from the CWA. She also wrote The Serpent's Tale, Grave Goods and The Murderous Possession in this series.

I'm heartbroken to hear about her passing. She was a wonderful writer! I loved her Mistress of the Art of Death series but she also wrote a wonderful book about the period in Germany between the end of WWI and the rise of Hitler called City of Shadows. I don't hear about it much but I highly recommend it.